Alarm-Link is an automated alarm monitoring software package that records, processes, and provides alarm notifications from a Mercury Instruments electronic volume corrector or recorder. It can be used by gas meter shops, utility dispatchers, or by a contracted service vendor to monitor and dispatch instrument alarms.​

What Is It?

What is it

​The flexibility of Alarm-Link allows users to configure the software to their specific needs and categorize specific alarms as critical or non-critical. This determines what action is to be taken upon receipt of each type of alarm. For example, while processing a Low Pressure alarm (typically defined as a ‘critical’ alarm), the defined action might be to notify the technician on call. However, for a Low Battery alarm (typically defined as a ‘non-critical’ alarm), the defined action may be to send the notification to a printer so that corrective action can be taken at a later time.

Alarm-Link is easy to use, with software configuration, utility functions, reporting functions, and help information available through dropdown menus. Windows functionality makes most tasks a simple ‘point and click’ operation.

How Does It Work?

How it works

​Users can change the Alarm-Link software configuration at any time to meet their changing requirements, including:

Site List: Add new sites, copy a site, modify existing sites, or delete sites from list

Critical: Classify alarms as critical or non-critical

Action: Select action for alarm type

Modem ID: Assign Modem ID and pager group to sites in the site list

Pager Number: Add/delete pager numbers

Pager Group: Assign pager number(s) to a site ID and schedule pager coverage